For those of you that like to mix up the pace a little bit and find the grind of the every day well, boring, then you may be looking for something fresh, new and exciting to add some spice to your life. Here is a blog that feels just like you! The blog is called Quixoting – A Blog for New Ideas, and is just that, a blog that is written by someone is on the constant search for new ideas, wants to hear about new ideas from the readers, and wants to spend time exploring and experimenting with those ideas. This is a blog that is on a quest for new ideas, and wants to bring new ideas to life and to release them to the world. Still not sure what exactly that means? See for yourself through any of the most recent bloggeries: Seems Clear to Me – What about a See Through Car Cover?; (Key-ho-ting) In Case You Were Wondering; When your ideas aren’t as obvious as you’d like…, What to do with your old and new ideas?, Google offers $10M for 5 great ideas…Ok, I’m listening; Please don’t drink and drive – really don’t; and How about a coffee mug that Fits in more places?.
The blog is organized in a blogspot template, and this makes it very easy to navigate. Bloggeries are left marginalized and are in black ink on white background with a double right-sided navigation bar. In the navigation bars you will find on the left the About Page, Contact Information, Categories Menu in the form of a Tag Cloud, Blogroll, and some Directory Widgets. In the far right navigation system you will find an Introductory Post, Recent Posts Menu, Archives Menu, and a Recent Comments Menu. A handy Book List is also available in this navigation system which is another great resource for those who are as passionate about ideas as the author of this blog. All bloggeries are associated with relevant pictures or graphics that add humor to the blog and offer a unique element to each bloggery.
This blog gets a 3.6/5 at the time of review, and given that the blog is only a month old, that shows that the blog is off to a great start. Content wise the blog does very well, with well written content in a personal voice that adds flavor to the blog. Navigation is easy with the blogspot template as well, and all essential blog items very easy to find. The blog is also found in a unique niche, and this alone allows it to stand apart from many other humor blogs. And the activity on the blog is consistent, and daily, which is enabling the blog to bring in much traffic as evidenced by its healthy amount of comments. The appearance of the blog is the only thing I would make some tweaks to. I would first change the size of the font in the bloggeries, as the small font is very difficult on the eyes when reading, and this same suggestion applies to the navigation bars. The font in the navigation bars is so small, that essential elements such as the About Page may get overlooked. There also seems to be quite a bit of white space in the navigation bars, and I would suggest that the blogger either move the two bars together, or find some filler to alleviate this white space as it can give the impression of an ‘empty’ blog. Overall however, this blog is doing very well in its first month, and I would encourage the blogger to keep the pace of the consistent posting, as this is definitely an asset to a newly growing blog. If so, this blog should see growth and success.
-Chrissie
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The blog is very neatly organized, and this makes it very easy to navigate. Bloggeries are centralized in black text on white background and links and menu borders are in a light blue. The blog has both a left and right navigation system, as well as a top navigation bar. In the top navigation bar you will find links to Home, About the Moose, Advertising on MoneyMoose, and Contact forms and information. In the left navigation menu you will find a Pages Menu offering again these same links from the Top Menu, Categories Menu, Recent Posts Menu, and an ad for Entrecard Business Card. The categories menu is not large, but comprehensive for the topic and contains sections such as Financial News, Frugal Living EXTREME, Irresponsible Investing, Miscellaneous, and Money Quick Tips. In the right navigation menu you will find subscription options, Sponsor the Moose link, Valued Associates Menu (aka blogroll), Recent Comments Menu, and an Archives menu indicating the blog is just hitting the three month old mark.
Navigation on this blog is very easy, as the blog has a clean layout and extremely organized design template. Bloggeries are in black text on white background with blue bordering and blue highlights throughout the blog. The links are in blue highlights and this overall design makes the blog easy on the eyes, and thus, a very easy read. Bloggeries are left marginalized with two navigation bars in the right hand side. In the left navigation bar you will find a Categories menu, advertising, Archives Menu, and a Blog Roll. In the right navigation bar you will find advertising, subscription information, Recent Posts Menu, Recent Comments Menu, and a Top Commenters Menu. You will also find a very handy Top navigation bar where you can access the Home link, About Page, Archives, Contact Us information, Sitemap, and Subscription information. Themes you will find in the categories menu are of course finance related, and range from Alternative Investments, Economics, Personal Finance, Retirement, and many more finance related topics.
